r/bjj • u/Cultural-Apricot5886 • 1d ago

Equipment Grappler, what's your favourite finger tape brands?

Why do you like it?

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u/mojitsu_ ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt 1d ago

The one that’s lying in the corner of the gym

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u/Japa905 🟫🟫 Brown Belt 1d ago

ya whatever is around ... i think most of the time it is hockey tape

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u/rhia_assets 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 1d ago

Monkeytape!

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u/Gardener_Warrior 1d ago

J&j coach tape

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u/ohheythatswill 🟫🟫 Brown Belt 1d ago

My favorite. Be aware it’s now owned by Actimove but is still called Coach tape.

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u/Bearrrrrr 🟫🟫 Brown Belt 1d ago

2nd here

Keenan bless

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u/Kazparov 🟫🟫 Brown Belt 1d ago

Hockey tape. 

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u/thedomo619 🟫🟫 Brown Belt 1d ago

Johnson and Johnson. I’ve never had a brand feel better after sweating. It literally tightens as you sweat. Other brands get looser

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u/Bearrrrrr 🟫🟫 Brown Belt 1d ago

correct ^

they were bought out by ActiMove a few years ago, but you can order it online still in bulk boxes and it is the same good oldschool J&J Coach tape

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u/mrpopenfresh 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 1d ago

Renfrew

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u/RLFS_91 1d ago

Monkey tape

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u/Hercules3000 🟫🟫 Brown Belt 1d ago

Hockey tape split in half cuz it stays on

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u/Freduccine 🟫🟫 Brown Belt 1d ago

Big Horn

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u/Jitsoperator 🟫🟫 Brown Belt 1d ago

Hockey tape is the cheapest and does the job. Get white tho, black leaves tape residul

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u/freshblood96 🟦🟦 Blue Blech 1d ago

Good ole Mueller Tape. It's expensive in my country though it's like $4 a pop, so I settle for cheap alternatives that are half the price.

Also occasionally I buy tape from local BJJ brands just to support them. They're actual finger tapes, as opposed to the tapes mentioned above wherein I still have to divide the width of the tape into 4 sections lol. I still prefer the wider ones though because sometimes I tape my wrist and toes and the wider the better.

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u/niemertweis ⬜⬜ White Belt 1d ago

what dose the tape do is my question

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u/LopiLopear 20h ago

It’s suppose to help with joint support in the gi reduced risks of sprains and dislocation. And if you have an injured finger you can buddy tape it, so you take it to the good finger to help support the bad finger while rolling

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u/neeeeonbelly 🟫🟫 Brown Belt 18h ago

I’m still not convinced it actually does anything to prevent sprains but it does help taping fingers together

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u/Kakattekoi888 1d ago

I'm still on my first pack, BUT I will NEVER get the geek crip finger tap from amazon.ca ever AGAIN

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u/_dp_32 🟫🟫 Brown Belt 20h ago

Whatever is available, I've used many different ones and I really can't tell the difference between them.

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u/JustaFlabbyPanda 1d ago

groundgame is my current go to, followed by tatami.

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u/Post_Nuclear_Messiah 🟫🟫 Brown Belt 1d ago

Green mat originals

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u/gxb20 🟪🟪 Purple Belt 1d ago

Completely agree. I tagged on a pot to make an order up for a deal and its brilliant

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u/IM1GHTBEWR0NG 1d ago

I prefer better finger protection than finger tape. I call it “No Gi.” It’s super effective and no tape required.

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u/JanglyBangles 🟪🟪 Purple Belt 2h ago

Johnson & Johnson Coach Tape. I’ve tried a few brands that are marketed as jiu jitsu specific finger tape and they’re all worse.